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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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